New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-20
ART NEWS AND COMMENTS
THE WEEK ~ ART CIRCLES.
NOTES AT THE ACADEMY-NEw PAINTINGS AND

porance Yesterdays chilling rain discouraged ysters
and in the poor gnt the paintings unier un
favorable conditions r1e Academy however. has
sufficient popularity to command certain following at
any me aud the galleries deserted through
ont the day and occ soaay well filed II isimpossibe 10
take Yesterday sales Fair criterion o. exhibitions
financial prospects but tho results, all things considered.
not disceuraging.
Among tho paintings sold were " November snow" by
W. L. Palmer, $780, imitation" by j. IIabcr's. $3.50;
Picking Grapes" by 6. C. Curran. S6j "Ni-htfall"
by b. Foster 3d. a Yard of Roses" by yrgnins Tar
bell $50. and 81 10 and White" by r. A. Francis. $5.
Mr. Haberle has been Just in tue name OF his picture
which is of the clever limitations of bank bills ,ianps
and odd scraps in the last few years i'll im
taon IS remarkably good aud it amusing crias
the ineTe5t shown in his eye-cheating effects by
pcopls who perhaps nnscently COMPOUNDED the artistic
and the curious.
Now that genuine examples OF the Fontanosleau
painters growing of the younger French
artists making more OF "A figure in the American
market. Julien DGprc. whose strong painting OF
woman and imported by ,chaus his first intro.
duclOn to many OF our amateurs. likely to become
an artist IN mod, ard. indeed hs pictures already
fashionable Mr. Hchauss picture produced. and
tho action Of the peasant srauing against the head
strong evidently took tie popular fancy. Dupre
appears to have painted peasant women and ever
since, but his painting Il usually Intelligent AMI ygor.
ous That excellent example which shown
the Union League Club the other day Two OF Dnpres
pictures are now exhibited by Me,.rs Knocdlcr CO.
HIS work is masculine and Wholesome AZ least and is
therefore distinguished from crowd OF mandy paaby
delneatons OF French rural life which unreal
the rustic " scenes Of Vatican. LcrOlle. the
triry who ia also gaining ground In this country
cned to sentimcntalisn. one Of Mlets peasant
would put 10 Il ct army of the pretty grace
FIJI creatures with whom Loroc adorns harvest fields at
twilight and rural lanes hy moonlight. 1t IS not
sary that type shuri bc brutal but 1t Is unfortunate
wien the type presented suggests the pretty mo cl"
Bat Lorollcs work il distinguished not only By clever
of to which few exceptions be taken.
bu also by his power Of sympathy with hs subjects.
HIS twilight landscape show genuine feeling. a rue
charnmgy expressed. and The Organ is y successful
example of WORK IN quite another line. The first i'm.
pcrlant painting by Lcro!e which exhibited here,
me Potato Ul:scis" vas shown by Afc,,r, iccAant
& Co. ouly two yc4rs ago. Leon Lihemitic, VINO WIS
introduced hy Nh SrAas seems To nave gained ground
painter and spirit ot his blac. AMI white work
al pa-iu drawing nome the less remarkable LILO
side 10y his rctrr ~ rural lie, perhaps the most pop
ular OF themes with Americans
Another new picture NJ the Knooller gallery i. \
inror example of J' PAM Laurens The devotion 81
Ilurous TO hisor e. painting and his especial interest
tn class OF subject, Which have earned fog hin tie t6
Of the painter Of tAe dcid" probably for,
reputation this country below that which the artist
cuys at homo Ia French ART Laireus is as ~ lch IN
academic tower of ,;rn -h Bou-ucrcdu Icicby4e,
but hi, ri ike III, ,c color, is certainly pcia
Perhaps IL would convey better idea to associate
Lauren, with Bonna. Llurons who M, one II tnd
artists commissioned - decorate the Pantheon, has
shown preference for dclthhcds executions aUl
h. history which il Suggested Ia ~" IKE
p,trc Of Ircdc-oldc arains AMI irc.tns the
winch also iu Tie knoc Her gallery. Bat the other
ample ha- in q nothing o. the dramatic tragic Itg
q study OF MEDIEVAL schooMnan ia e on- re- dish
Brown robe. not unlike doctors gown. AMI cay Of ito
salro color. WHO sill, reading huge backlctlcr volume
supported reading desk The subject j. com .ir-
ativcly slight bnt tae picture l. delightfully."- gcn ana
warm color. wc ia ftct tatt the 4air. lis
TIE palil face. which seems atty. Thc appear
ance Of three picture, hy Mr. Eo>ental. an hi> gallery.
together with tie exhibition of his Elaine. indie tie
uuwulnglc~~ - Ice longer without honor M tie artists
own country o. u would ne more accurate % 'iy IN
Nce lor.. for Francisco and even the middle West
never fail, to do vi Ro,cntnl. honor. ia,
Dancing Lesson of GraniH oh cr's" il chiefly
interesting as au cl vary the artists subjects and
treatment hut with all BIZ nleayor for lighncs, IN,
stcp j, cepAanuue compared with that OF Tic French
ali frauco spanish painters who have giren dancing
lessons before him. Ills model, have been Thought ally
placed and carefully studied aui The cou,cicniio'~rcss
OF tlo work l., undoriahle a, the couNttnui which,
may destroy the natUraii,m of even an a'tonicl,y
tcrrupcl action pictured In the foremost hsnrc rond'r
the picture hardly oom"hlou'bu" II MoWb sA--t>i to'
l,e '%,"nE i Jr'! si ie var gfG r VIZ n,
same artist the male figure mciloWCt by tine. + bow
pleasant bii OF tone AM colorins.
Mcssrs wnnlcr;ich 4 CO. exhibit two examples of ro-
productive landscape etching by kratsc winch 40
suggestive illustrations OF arti,etchc-- ability 20
preserve tho values, relations aud tones of his orim
and thereby H.. sentiment one il an etching a'icr
Harpiguies- Moonrise." tender and charming work
which IN the Luxembourg. and the other rcrroduces
another and important Luxembourg printing,
Corots Dance the Nymphs. purchased 10y the GOV.
eminent Ia 1851 OF Hays etching Returning from
Fair ramreluna there il ttlc to be sand save nat
the execution 1, intelligent and workmanl,c and 40
subject with the arch OF the hri.e. the crowds, the
cart, flied with mcrymakcrS AMI the distant towers
furnishes M abundance OF variety
The opening Of the Chicago ,r Institute last evening
was an occasion full ~ promise. The Old Academy .;
Fine Arts in Chicago proved inadequate to the want. Of
the city but tho Art Institute has long since proved s
vitality ana 1t Ia fortunate I'm having in Mr. French
director sound and liberal In his views of art and am.
bitious Mr. G. l.. Hutchinson and the other business
who furnish the main reliance OF tic Institute have
before them fairly inspiring opportunity which only
needs TO M inclligeuty improved Tho new building
which pleasantly situated on Michigan ave, overlook
ing lake, contains In addition to Its former small
reuns Of paintings photographs and casts the coec-
ton belueatled by the late l.. b. Mashbume. This In
culcs portraits 10y Mr.. G.. l. y Hcaly Ur Mr. and Mrs.
| Wasnburnc Lord Lyons Theirs. Bismarck aud cam.
BETA In addition 10 the property OF tle instituteA
loan collection been placed on exhibition, which 10
described ls OF mSh cNcellchce.
Gals anls Messenger" says: Never, probably, in
the history Paris has the picture market been IN
depressed IA state II Is at this moment few great
artists. like Bouguercau. Melssonner, or Benjamin.
Constant lind ready purchasers for their works at very
high prices But the rank AMI tito have the greatest
difficulty IN making both ends meot II the import duty
pictures tho United states removed, Amerts
amateurs would probably como forward In Increased
numbers. but until then there little hope OF any
improvements Illustration OF the existing depres-
sion be mentioned the result " the SALE after DEATH
! Of the works belonging Ia NJ Jaclunoi, the artist.
expert. which has Just come 70 an end at the ttoet
Drnuot Two thousand pictures put up 10 auction only
produced 2lOOO francs. or 1910 being an average OF
10 shilngs per picture. In some cases two or thrc4
canvascs together sold for francs and not ono
single work realized 40"